Staph infections are caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, most commonly the Staphylococcus aureus strain. These bacteria often live in your nose or skin, but don't usually pose a problem or cause an ...

Any one of those mutations could give your staph infection the capacity to continue replicating, even in the presence of the antibiotic. All it takes is a single mutated S. aureus—one that ...

Let’s talk about MRSA infections. They are hard to treat ... Tom Frieden, MD MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staph aureus, is an organism that became resistant in health care facilities and spread ...